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Would this send up a red flag for you?

My daughter, Sandy (5f) has a very good friend in her class, let's call her Jill. Jill has told Sandy many times that she does not like PE class. That seems pretty normal. But today at lunch Sandy told me that Jill told her it was a secret why she didn't like PE. Eventually she told me that Jill said she didn't like the coach and she told Sandy to stay away from him. Without trying to lead her I casually asked a few more questions about why she thinks Jill doesn't like the coach. Sandy said she forgot why. Do you think this is something to be concerned about? I'm guessing it's probably nothing but the "secret" and the "stay away from him" parts made me pause.

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"Many school districts that switch to a four-day week have never switched back," according to Paul Thompson. Shorter weeks but longer days have shown positive signs for high schoolers, but not so much for younger students. @NimahGobir https://t.co/dlZYolyPck

too fat to fuck

How do you ever repair a relationship after finding out your husband thinks you're too fat to have sex with? And for the record, I'm a size 12US. Not skinny but certainly not obese.

How much “me time” is excessive when you’re a parent?

My partner wants 6-8 hours a week out of the house and away from family for “me time” to play a game on his phone. He already works out of the house for about 9 hours a day, 5 days a week, and is away from me and kids to work out of town for 5 days a week like every other month. I told him his time away is excessive and he says I have unrealistic expectations of the relationships We have a 15 and 11 year old and a 15 month old

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PPD help, midwife won’t prescribe antidepressants

Almost to the end of the “first year,” but at my yearly midwife (ob/gyn) appointment, I asked about considering medication for PPA and PPD. I’ve tried everything recommended and I think meds would help. I have a therapist, I do yoga, I workout 3x a week (running), I schedule self care, and I use help when needed but it’s just not enough for me. She said no because I gained too much weight pregnant and she’s afraid I would gain more. For reference, I gained 40, I’ve lost 25 of it. What should I do? I was interested in a Wellbutrin, but she said she wouldn’t recommend it.

Unlike just about every other institution and product line in our economy, transparency is missing from education. Students are lied to and so are parents. At some point, teenagers realize that most of school is a game, but the system never acknowledges it. -@ThisIsSethsBlog

I don’t want to lay in her room and wait for her to fall asleep

I hate it. A quick google search said it’s good for their their mental health. Fuck mine, then, right? It’s so mind numbingly boring laying in the floor for sometimes an hour at a time waiting for my kid to sleep. She’s only 2.5 My nephew needed it until he was like 7. Maybe he still does idk. He’ll be 10 this year I don’t want to lay in here the next 7 fucking years 😭

Excited about daycare

We start our 11 week old girl in daycare next week and I didn't think I'd be this excited. Of course I am sad too. I will really miss her during the day but I think it will really make our time together more valuable. We toured our daycare last week and I just got so excited for her. (It's not a fancy, high end one. Just a solid, well liked one within our budget). As a first time mom, I'm so relieved to have experienced people helping our girl meet her milestones and let us know if something isn't right. We toured during nap time and it was so quiet! I can't wait to have someone help our baby take better naps! I expected to have so much anxiety about this process so I was surprised with how I've felt so far. Any other positives I'm missing about daycare?

how to get my parents to want to hang out

Hey guys, I have a bit of an opposite question, I'm 24, and I want to hang out with my parents, and I make time every weekend to hang out, but they never want to do anything but sit at home and watch TV, or go out by themselves and party. They've been like this for quite a bit and I'm not sure what to do. I want to have some kind of relationship with them, but we don't share hobbies, and they are from a different generation, and don't even understand what I do for a living (software development). It's been really hard on me for quite a bit, and I'm not sure where to go, I don't have anyone I trust to talk about it.

Babies scooting all over the place at 10 weeks

Our twins started scooting around on their backs a few weeks ago, at 10 weeks old. It's sorta like a backwards frog move - they'll bend their legs and then spring off them and slide backwards. They do this all the time now when we put them at their kick piano play mats and then they work their way off the mat and onto the carpet in about 5-10 minutes. The first time it happened, we weren't paying tons of attention (had one twin sleeping on us) and were shocked to look down and see the other twin about 3 feet away from where we set her down! It's cute and funny to watch, and yesterday I held a baby scooting race (winner was Baby B!). But it does also make it hard to put them in one place to get things done, in case they crash into furniture or something. I can't seem to find anything about this behavior online! Is it common at this age, and is it some precursor to movement later on? I find it fascinating and want to learn more!

Tips for c section recovery?

Hi all, I had a c section yesterday after failure to progress in labour. I’ve never had surgery before so I’m a little nervous about recovery. I had stocked up on a bunch of items for expected vaginal delivery. Just wondering if anyone can share any insight or tips for a successful recovery or what I can expect over the next few weeks. Thank you

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